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Posted by mittico68
 - January 15, 2018, 02:10:16 AM
Quote from: CDNRatMan on January 14, 2018, 12:48:20 PM

Marco: I'll take that as a compliment

Andy, that's what I meant!
Even though I don't know you in person, I appreciate your availability and your efforts to help others. Hats off to you!

Posted by mittico68
 - January 15, 2018, 02:03:05 AM
Quote from: Old Drifter on January 14, 2018, 07:18:36 AM

Marco...you always amaze me with your knowledge and use of the English language.

I've been studyin' english since I was 8 y.o. and I've always loved to be able to speak it.
BUT I have to confess that sometimes I use (or abuse...) the google translator...  :o A little help in case of needs is always welcome, no matter from!  ;)

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - January 14, 2018, 12:48:20 PM

  Marco: I'll take that as a compliment, but I have done a lot of late night surfing on different web sites and I can not tell you the number of times I thought I found a part to have it refused because the item is no longer in stock......what a let down.....

Now RockingRolly knows me we have met a few times, in fact I drove 5 hours each way in a day to go and get parts from him for Rendezvous 2017 that he was donating. I actually got to sit in his living room, met his wife and the royal treatment I got to met his dog. Then I was shown his garage and was allowed to look and touch his bike. I was not allowed however to sit on it.......

Posted by Old Drifter
 - January 14, 2018, 07:18:36 AM
Quote from: mittico68 on January 14, 2018, 02:45:27 AM

Well guys, your infos keep me smile more and more happily!  ;D
RockinRollin, you should know that Ratman is inimitable: he's the real Unicorn!  :)

Marco...you always amaze me with your knowledge and use of the English language. Had to look that one up...lol.

in·im·i·ta·ble
iˈnimədəb(ə)l/Submit
adjective
so good or unusual as to be impossible to copy; unique.
"the inimitable ambience of Hawaii"
synonyms:   incomparable, unparalleled, unrivaled, peerless, matchless, unequaled, unsurpassable, superlative, supreme, perfect, beyond compare, second to none, in a class of one's own; unique, distinctive, individual; formalunexampled, sui generis
"after years of trying to imitate Hitchcock, I finally accepted the fact that the master is inimitable"

Posted by mittico68
 - January 14, 2018, 02:45:27 AM

Well guys, your infos keep me smile more and more happily!  ;D
RockinRollin, you should know that Ratman is inimitable: he's the real Unicorn!  :)

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - January 13, 2018, 12:27:47 PM

mittico I have tried ordering parts from that site, about a day or so after ordering Drifter parts I get a sorry can not fill your order your funds have been returned. Lots of sites still advertise Drifter parts but they do not have any.
I go into every Kawasaki shop I pass and ask if they have anything tucked away and if so can I buy it or at least have a price on it.

Every swap met or bike event where things are for sale I will hunt through the piles looking for anything. I have found a few items this way and sold them to members who are hunting for them and I only ask for my shipping charges. Lots of fun hunting for parts, and I also watch Kijiji......

So really consider that you have the Unicorn........I think the hardest parts for an 800 are, sissy bar with the back rest, the front fender guard, and the speedo visor. I have not seen many of any of these around in a long time.......

Posted by RockinRollin
 - January 13, 2018, 09:39:46 AM

 Same colour bike, same backrest. You want to be just like Ratman? You will have to get another bike then. ;)

Posted by Old Drifter
 - January 13, 2018, 09:16:31 AM

Congrats on the find! I think your still lucky to find it. I'll bet that if you order the one from Custom Cruisers, they'll refund your payment due to it being "out of stock".

Posted by mittico68
 - January 13, 2018, 08:57:35 AM

Ratman, it looks like that Sissybar by Ledrie is not as rare as we thought...
I've just found this seller: http://www.customcruisers.com/contents/en-uk/p2385_sissybar-with-pad-black-for-drifter-800-1500.html
Me, I keep on considering myself very lucky anyway, because of the cheap price the one I bought...  ;)

Posted by CDNRatMan
 - January 06, 2018, 16:12:05 PM

 8) you have indeed caught one of a few unicorns........those are rare to find and you are even more lucky in that the PO kept the handles and so a good welder can fix that.....

Posted by greenbarn
 - January 06, 2018, 15:21:50 PM
Quote from: kw-retrorider on January 06, 2018, 06:01:54 AM

nice find!

Great, Mittico

Posted by kw-retrorider
 - January 06, 2018, 06:01:54 AM

nice find!

Posted by mittico68
 - January 06, 2018, 03:48:25 AM

Hi guys, I want to share with you the new purchase I've just made for ma-deuce...
A sissybar and it's made by Ledrie, yes the same that Ratman owns. I had been lookin' for it for many years!
Take a look at pics, please.
The item is in good shape but, as you'll note, the PO had the nefarius idea of cutting the handles that were originally welded to the sides of the base...  >:(
Fortunately for me, he has at least had the good idea of keeping them, so now I can weld them back on.  :)
P.S.: Sorry for the pics layin' on one side... I don't know why!

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